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Panalpina highlights achievements in 2018 Management Report
Press releases • Feb 28, 2019 07:45 CET
Panalpina continued to deliver innovative, end-to-end supply chain solutions in 2018 to its customers in a wide range of industries. The Management Report 2018 highlights the company’s key achievements in expanding its services and footprint as well as carrying out complex freight forwarding and logistics projects.
Panalpina pushing for accelerated growth after a successful 2018
Press releases • Feb 28, 2019 07:00 CET
Panalpina ended the year 2018 with a historic record in Air Freight volumes, a recovering Ocean Freight product and solid profitability in Logistics. For the full year, Panalpina’s reported EBIT increased from CHF 103.3 million to CHF 118.4 million (+15%) and the reported consolidated profit increased from CHF 57.5 million to CHF 75.7 million (+32%).
Panalpina joins Cargo sous terrain initiative aimed at revolutionizing logistics
News • Feb 26, 2019 12:00 CET
Panalpina is pleased to join Cargo sous terrain (CST), the Swiss-led consortium set to transform logistics and propel the industry into digitalization. As a shareholder, Panalpina will seek representation on the CST supervisory board and adopt a leading role in developing the CST logistics system and sharing expert know-how.
Announcement of Extraordinary General Meeting to implement "One Share – One Vote" regime
Press releases • Feb 25, 2019 17:30 CET
Panalpina received today a request of its shareholder Ernst Göhner Foundation ("EGF") to implement the One Share – One Vote standard at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to be held prior to the annual general meeting.
Panalpina launches industry-leading customer portal
Press releases • Feb 20, 2019 11:45 CET
Panalpina announces the launch of its new state-of-the-art digital customer portal. The portal enables customers to benefit from a wide range of instant and real-time services. It is currently available to selected customers by invitation only and will be launched globally this summer.
Panalpina’s Air Freight pros use IATA digital industry encyclopedia
News • Feb 19, 2019 15:30 CET
Panalpina is the first freight forwarder to subscribe globally for digital IATA manuals access. Panalpina Air Freight specialists worldwide can now access online the latest regulations and industry standards. This way, Panalpina offers faster and even more efficient services while ensuring safer and greener Air Freight operations.
This was Fruit Logistica 2019
Blog posts • Feb 15, 2019 17:55 CET
Record-breaking, buzzing, diverse, upbeat: See how Panalpina leaders from different regions and products experienced Fruit Logistica, the global event for the perishables industry.
DSV has announced a revised bid of CHF 180 per Panalpina share
Press releases • Feb 15, 2019 12:27 CET
In continuation of the Company Announcements no. 734 of 16 January 2019 and no. 735 of 4 February 2019 DSV informs that DSV on 6 February 2019 has put forward to the Board of Directors of Panalpina a revised indicative and contingent all-cash offer to the shareholders of Panalpina at CHF 180 per Panalpina-share.
Panalpina statement on revised proposal from DSV
Press releases • Feb 15, 2019 10:35 CET
The Board of Directors of Panalpina confirms that it has received a revised, non-binding proposal from DSV to acquire the company at a price of CHF 180 per share, all in cash.
Statement of Panalpina related to Agility
Press releases • Feb 15, 2019 07:15 CET
The Board of Directors of Panalpina confirms media reports that it is in discussions with Agility Group on potential strategic opportunities with regard to their respective logistics businesses. The discussions between the two companies are at a preliminary stage.
Brexit: Panalpina is ready to uphold customers’ supply chains
News • Feb 14, 2019 17:00 CET
Given the many Brexit challenges, Panalpina has set up a special task force to help customers find individual solutions. It also offers the following services to uphold customers' supply chains: tailored Air Freight solutions provided by the company's Charter Network, customs clearance and consulting, warehousing and other value-added logistics services, supply chain redesign and consulting.
Panalpina delights customers with mixed reality experience
News • Feb 13, 2019 16:30 CET
Firmly setting its sights on innovation, customer centricity and digitalization, Panalpina delighted visitors at its Fruit Logistica stand with a holographic experience. The mixed (or hybrid) reality application showcased the journey of fruits and flowers in holographic animations. Find out what it was all about!
Panalpina flies 1.6 million roses on 'Love Plane' charter from Nairobi to Sydney in time for Valentine’s Day
News • Feb 12, 2019 20:00 CET
Love-struck Australians who want to give out roses for Valentine’s Day on February 14 have Panalpina and the Kenyan horticultural industry to thank. International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina has just flown an entire Boeing 777 cargo aircraft packed full of freshly cut roses from Nairobi to Sydney, right in time for the romantic holiday.
What are perishables – and how do you pronounce that word anyway?
Blog posts • Feb 07, 2019 22:07 CET
How do you say ‘perishables’? What are perishables in different languages? Panalpina tested visitors at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, the main event for the global perishables industry. See what they had to say…
Annual Report 2018 just released
Press releases • Feb 07, 2019 07:41 CET
We are on track to meet our 2020 financial targets, and 2018 demonstrates our dedication to delivering quality services to our customers and growing organically.
Is a cherry a berry?
Blog posts • Feb 06, 2019 23:50 CET
Is a cherry a berry? It all depends who you ask. Panalpina put this question to visitors at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, the main event for the global perishables industry. Get your facts right.
Perishables and e-commerce: Is the real promise in B2B?
Blog posts • Feb 05, 2019 12:30 CET
Perishables continue to spur the growth of global logistics. With Fruit Logistica in Berlin this week, we look at how e-commerce is factoring into the perishables industry. Driver or disruptor: the views are not clear-cut, and business-to-business (B2B) might turn out to be the big winner.
Statement from Panalpina regarding DSV and the position of Ernst Göhner Foundation
Press releases • Feb 04, 2019 07:20 CET
Panalpina confirms that the Ernst Göhner Foundation, Panalpina's largest shareholder representing approximately 46% of the total share capital, informed the Board of Directors that it does not support the current non-binding proposal from DSV and that it supports Panalpina’s Board of Directors in pursuing an independent growth strategy that includes M&A.
From local hero to global player in the growing perishables market
Blog posts • Feb 01, 2019 09:30 CET
Panalpina has acquired seven companies specializing in the worldwide export and import of perishables since 2015. With its vision to become the preferred global supplier of perishables logistics by 2020, Panalpina not only acquires companies in the sector, it then also invests locally to develop the business further and support the communities where they operate.
Agents of the Perishables Network: local expertise meets global reach
Blog posts • Jan 31, 2019 11:45 CET
The Panalpina Perishables Network was launched with ambitious growth plans in 2017. Today it has members, including agents, in 26 key countries and it keeps growing, offering customers, at both origin and destination, complete end-to-end solutions on a global scale. Agent members of the Panalpina Perishables Network enjoy unparalleled reach thanks to solutions from field to shelf.